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词条 Libertas Institute
释义

  1. Mission statement

  2. Founders

  3. Personnel

  4. Charter

  5. Press releases

  6. Commonality with other organisations

  7. Funding

     Expenditure  Income  Regulation 

  8. Aims

  9. Libertas in the Lisbon I campaign

  10. Aftermath

  11. Notes

  12. References

  13. External links

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This article is about Declan Ganley's Libertas between October 2006 and June 2008. See also Libertas.eu. For other uses of the term, see Libertas.

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|language = English
|leader_title = President
|leader_name = Declan Ganley
|key_people = Naoise Nunn, David Cochrane, John McGuirk, James O'Reilly, Norrie Keane, Martina Higgins.
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|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070630145757/http://www.libertas.org/ www.libertas.org]
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The Libertas Institute is a lobby group that along with others successfully campaigned for a "no" vote in the 2008 referendum in Ireland on the Treaty of Lisbon.

Mission statement

Its mission statement was "...to initiate and provoke enlightened discussion on the European Union, its relevance to its member states and peoples and its role in World affairs having regard to our shared values of peace, democracy, individual liberty and free markets..."[2]

Founders

The founders of the Libertas Institute were:

FounderNotes
Declan Ganley[3]Associated with Ganley Group[4] and Rivada Networks.[5]
Naoise Nunn[3]Associated with Rivada Networks.[3]
James O'Reilly[3]Associated with Ganley Group[4] and Rivada Networks.[3][5]
Norrie Keane[3]Associated with Rivada Networks.[3]
Martina Higgins[3]Associated with Ganley Group[4] and Rivada Networks.[3]
Seán Ganley[3]Brother of Declan.[3]
Dr. Chris CoughlanLater president of the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland[3]

Personnel

Libertas Institute personnel included:

NameJob(s)Notes
Declan GanleyPresident[6]Founder
Naoise NunnExecutive Director[6]No longer in post[7][8]
David CochranePublishing Director,[6]
later Campaign Manager[9]		Irish political blogger and editor on Politics.ie.[10]
Associated with Rivada Networks.[28]
John McGuirkCommunications Director[11]No longer in post[7]
Caroline SimonsSenior Spokesperson[12]

Charter

The Libertas Charter (archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20071117014059/http://www.libertas.org/menu.asp?menu=13&parent=0&item=0003 here]) defined what was considered to be Europe's traditional values and influences, asserted what citizens' rights and responsibilities were, acknowledged the EU's role since WWII, stated that the present EU's structure was inherently undemocratic and unaccountable, and pledged to create a popular movement to debate Europe's future.[13]

The charter was signed by the following:

  • Declan J. Ganley[13]
  • Naoise Nunn[13]
  • Dr. Constantin Gurdgiev[13]
  • Paul MacDonnell[13]
  • Carlos Rodriguez[13]
  • Dr. Jana Hybaskowa, MEP[13]
  • Ivan Gabal[13]
  • Dr. Chris Coughlan[13]
  • Professor Roger Downer[13]
  • Artur Osuchowski[13]
  • Stephen Nolan[13]
  • Dr. Eamonn Conway[13]
  • Eamonn Cregan[13]
  • Gerard Lawless[13]
  • Diego Solana[13]
  • Francis O'Flaherty[13]
  • James O'Reilly[13]
  • David Cochrane[13]
  • Keith O'Grady[13]
  • Fiona Fallon[13]
  • Zoltan Angyal[13]
  • Professor Antonio Bar Cendón[13]
  • Michael McCann[13]

Press releases

The first Libertas Institute press release archived on the Wayback Machine dates to 22 June 2007.[56][14] It concerned French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Treaty of Lisbon's clause regarding free and undistorted competition:[15] an article by Ganley dated 16 July 2007 in Business Week covered similar themes.[16] The Libertas Institute continued to release press releases during its existence.

Commonality with other organisations

{{Main|List of Declan Ganley organizations}}

Libertas is registered at Moyne Park, Tuam, County Galway along with other organisations associated with Libertas and/or Declan Ganley.[17][18][19][20][21][22] A list of organisations associated with Libertas.eu and/or Declan Ganley is given here.

Funding

Expenditure

2007 expenditure by Libertas Institute Ltd according to its accounts was:

DateDescription
2007–08Room hire in the Davenport Hotel to discuss strategy[7]
2007–12Room hire, Merrion Hotel, Dublin for a press conference[7]
2007–12Photocall & billboard outside Merrion Hotel, Dublin[7]
2007–12Hire of PR firm Bracken PR, employer of John McGuirk[7]

The deadline for submitting a copy of its 2008 bank statement to SIPO was 31 March 2009.[70]

Expenditure during the Lisbon I campaign was estimated at "approximately €800,000",[7] "exceeded €1 million",[7] or "€1.3 million",[7][70] or "€1.8 million".[23]

Income

The Libertas Institute had a loan facility with Ganley, and by 3 October 2008 it had used €200,000 of this money.[7] Since 1 January 2008, it also had the facility to receive public donations[7] via its website. Ganley and his wife (Delia Mary Ganley, née Paterek) also donated the maximum amount of €6,300 each.[24] Libertas stated that its donors were "100% Irish".[25]

Regulation

The Libertas Institute was a "third party" for the purposes of political fundraising.[7] Regulation of such is monitored by the Standards in Public Office Commission which imposed a donations limit of €5,348 per donor per year,[7] rising to €6,348.69 per donor per year in 2009,[26] imposes a limit of €126.97 for any given anonymous donation,[26] and disallows any donation from any non-Irish citizens resident outside the island of Ireland.[26]

Aims

The Libertas Institute advocated a European Energy Innovation Fund intended to licence and fund carbon-neutral energy producers, the funding deriving from auctions of CO2 emissions allowances.[27] It also deprecated the Treaty of Lisbon[28] and advocated a "no" vote in Lisbon I, the first Irish referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon.

Libertas in the Lisbon I campaign

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On 12 March 2008, Libertas launched a "no" campaign called "Facts, not politics"[29]

and stated that they expected to spend in the region of €1.5m on the campaign.[30]

The campaign targeted wavering moderates,[89] the most critical votes for the referendum.[31] The campaign was joined by businessman Ulick McEvaddy on 20 April 2008.[32] Activities undertaken by Libertas during the referendum were as follows:

DateNote
2007–12 to 2008–06Libertas distribute 35,000[33] copies of "The Lisbon Treaty, the Readable Version", a text edited by MEP Jens-Peter Bonde[34] and produced by the Foundation for EU Democracy,[33][34] the political foundation at European level affiliated to the EUDemocrats, the political party at European level headed at the time by MEP Jens-Peter Bonde
2007‑12‑13Ganley speaks at press conference, Dublin.[35]
2008‑04‑21Ganley campaigns in Castlebar,[36] Sligo[36] and Letterkenny.[36]
2008‑04‑28John McGuirk defends on the radio Ganley's rejection of the CAP.[37]
2008‑05‑12Ganley spoke at a Forum on Europe regional meeting, Hotel Meyrick, Galway.[38]
2008‑05‑28Ganley takes part in a televised debate and states that the Treaty of Lisbon allows the detention of three-year-old children[39]
2008‑05‑29Ganley campaigns in Sligo.[40]
2008‑05‑31Ganley speaks at "The Lisbon Treaty – a Modest Proposal or a Faustian Pact" debate.[41]
2008‑06‑02Press call, Buswells Hotel, Dublin.[42] Ganley stated that a "yes" vote would jeopardise Ireland's corporate tax and that "a No vote would allow the Government to negotiate a 'better deal' for Ireland".[43]
2008‑06‑09Libertas attend European movement debate in ESB, Dublin[44]
2008‑06‑09Libertas canvass in Tallaght[44]
2008‑06‑09Libertas attend Rock The Vote debate, Dublin[44]
2008‑06‑09Ganley appears on RTÉ's Questions and Answers.[44]
2008‑06‑09Ganley buys tickets to Brussels for Brian Cowen, Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore[45]
2008‑06‑12Ganley spoke at a public meeting in Ranelagh.[46]

Several politicians, including Minister of State for European Affairs Dick Roche, clashed with the group's campaign stance[47]

but the Sunday Business Post reported that the group's efforts at projecting its warnings about the treaty in the media were "hugely successful".[48]

The referendum was held on 12 June 2008[49]

and defeated by 53.4% to 46.6%, with a turnout of 53.1%.[50]

Aftermath

Following the referendum, attention shifted to Ganley's new political party Libertas.eu, and the Libertas Institute website [https://web.archive.org/web/20071117013820/http://www.libertas.org/ libertas.org] was redirected to that party's website.

Notes

1. ^1 The CRO entry for the Libertas Institute gives these details:
* Type: Company,* Number: 428569* Name: The Libertas Institute Limited,* Address: Moyne Park, Tuam, County Galway, Ireland* Registered: 24 October 2006,
2. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20071117014019/http://www.libertas.org/menu.asp?menu=7&parent=4&item=0021 "Libertas Institute:Mission Statement"] Libertas Institute website, retrieved via 20071117014019 entry on the Wayback Machine
3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Most Libertas founders work for firm with military links", Irish Times, Tuesday, 20 May 2008
4. ^1 2 "Ganley Group:Management team" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606142755/http://www.ganleygroup.com/managementteam.htm |date=6 June 2009 }}, from the Ganley group website
5. ^1 "Rivada Networks:Key Personnel" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720011231/http://www.rivada.com/about/keypersonnel.htm |date=20 July 2008 }} from the Rivada Networks website
6. ^1 2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20071117014217/http://www.libertas.org/menu.asp?menu=14&parent=4&item=0022 "Libertas Institute:Management"] Libertas Institute website, retrieved via 20071117014217 entry on the Wayback Machine
7. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Substantial amount of funding for Libertas came from Ganley", Irish Times, Friday, 3 October 2008
8. ^"Nationality of Libertas founder was listed as British in UK records", Irish Times, Monday, 22 September 2008
9. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20080122115509/http://www.libertas.org/content/view/81/88/ "Libertas Staff"] Libertas Institute website, retrieved via 20080122115509 entry on the Wayback Machine
10. ^Member profile of David Cochrane on Politics.ie.
11. ^1 "Libertas executive director is Rivada employee", Irish Times, Saturday, 24 May 2008
12. ^"Ganley insists 'this is a pro-European message'" Irish Times, Saturday, 14 June 2008
13. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 [https://web.archive.org/web/20071117014059/http://www.libertas.org/menu.asp?menu=13&parent=0&item=0003 "Libertas Institute:Charter"] Libertas Institute website, retrieved via 20071117014059 entry on the Wayback Machine
14. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20070630145757/http://www.libertas.org/ "Libertas Institute:Home"] Libertas Institute website, retrieved via 20070630145757 entry on the Wayback Machine
15. ^1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20070627043906/http://www.libertas.org/news.asp?News_ID=34 "Libertas Expresses Outrage at Sarkozy's Assault on Single Market"] Libertas Institute press release, 22 June 2007, retrieved via 20070627043906 entry on the Wayback Machine
16. ^"An Anticompetitive Europe Must Not Rise", Business Week, 16 July 2007
17. ^"Self Serving US Military Agenda of Messrs Ganley and McEvaddy" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227175319/http://www.finegael.ie/news/index.cfm/type/details/nkey/34157 |date=27 February 2009 }} FineGael.ie Press Release, 25 April 2008
18. ^"Man who says no" Irish Independent, Saturday 7 June 2008
19. ^"Opening of September II plenary session: Minute of silence for victim of ETA bombing / Funding of the No campaign in Ireland", European Parliament press release, 22 September 2008
20. ^"MEPs seeking source of Libertas funding", Jamie Smyth, Irish Times, 23 September 2008
21. ^"Ireland Takes the EU Spotlight" Washington Post, 12 June 2008
22. ^"On the mysterious trail of 'Mr No'", Irish Times, 31 May 2008
23. ^1 2 "Comment: Ganley cashed in on our ‘kick the cat’ mood "{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Sunday Business Post, Sunday, 15 June 2008
24. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=NEWS+FEATURES-qqqm=nav-qqqid=33134-qqqx=1.asp|title=Libertas and its letters from Austria|work=The Sunday Business Post|date=25 May 2008}}
25. ^RTÉ news – Martin accuses Libertas over Cowen criticism – Tuesday, 20 May 2008
26. ^1 2 "Third Parties" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227002413/http://www.sipo.gov.ie/en/QuickLinks/ThirdParties/ |date=27 February 2009 }} from the Standards in Public Office Commission/Coimisiún um Chaighdeáin in Oifigí Poiblí website
27. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20080122130832/http://www.libertas.org/content/view/188/107/ "Libertas Energy Initiative – European Energy Innovation Fund"] Libertas Institute website, retrieved via 20080122130832 entry on the Wayback Machine
28. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20080122112042/http://www.libertas.org/content/view/191/110/ "Libertas.org – The Lisbon Treaty"] Libertas Institute website, retrieved via 20080122112042 entry on the Wayback Machine
29. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0312/eulisbon.html|title=Anti-Lisbon treaty campaign is launched|work=RTÉ News|date=15 June 2008}}
30. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/treaty-camps-matching-each-other-in-836435m-splurge-on-poll-1375645.html|title=Treaty camps matching each other in €3.5m splurge on poll|work=Irish Independent|date=12 March 2008|first=Fiach|last=Kelly}}
31. ^1 Brady, Hugo. 2008. "Will the Irish Guillotine Lisbon?". Centre for European Reform Briefing Note. {{cite web|url=http://www.cer.org.uk/pdf/bn_irish_ref_hb_4june08.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-06-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624201442/http://www.cer.org.uk/pdf/bn_irish_ref_hb_4june08.pdf |archivedate=24 June 2008 |df= }}
32. ^"McEvaddy joins Lisbon 'no' campaign", RTÉ News, 20 April 2008
33. ^1 "Libertas denies breach of electoral donations law", Irish Times, Wednesday, 11 June 2008
34. ^1 "What next after Lisbon fallout?" – Irish Times, Tuesday, June 17, 2008
35. ^[https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aHzwVUckvs6c&refer=germany "EU Leaders Sign Treaty, Plan to Avoid Popular Votes (Update2)"], Bloomberg, 13 December 2007
36. ^1 2 "Lisbon: Don’t say yes without reading treaty" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622110156/http://archives.tcm.ie/sligoweekender/2008/04/22/story35385.asp |date=22 June 2011 }}, Sligo Weekender, 22 April 2008
37. ^"Libertas leader attacked CAP", Irish Independent, Saturday 3 May 2008
38. ^REFERENDUM DIGEST, Irish Times, Monday, 12 May 2008
39. ^"Ganley defends comments on detention of young children", Irish Times, Friday, 30 May 2008
40. ^"The smart people of Ireland have No excuse, says Libertas", Irish Times, Thursday, 29 May 2008
41. ^REFERENDUM DIGEST, Irish Times, Saturday, 31 May 2008
42. ^REFERENDUM DIGEST, Irish Times, Monday, 2 June 2008
43. ^"Ganley says tax issue is key to Libertas campaign", Irish Times, Tuesday, 3 June 2008
44. ^1 2 3 REFERENDUM DIGEST, Irish Times, Monday, 9 June 2008
45. ^"Libertas buys Cowen a ticket to Brussels", RTÉ News, Monday, 9 June 2008
46. ^REFERENDUM DIGEST, Irish Times, Tuesday, 3 June 2008
47. ^{{Cite journal|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2008/0429/1209420577794.html|title=Lisbon Treaty will not curb veto rights on tax, says commission|journal=The Irish Times|accessdate=8 May 2008|last=|first=}}
48. ^{{Cite journal|url=http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=NEWS+FEATURES-qqqm=nav-qqqid=32590-qqqx=1.asp|title=Irish Business News|journal=The Sunday Business Post|accessdate=8 May 2008|last=Leahy|first=Pat}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
49. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhojojidojau/|title=12 June pencilled in as date for Lisbon Treaty vote|work=BreakingNews.ie|date=2 April 2008|accessdate=2 April 2008}}
50. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.referendum.ie/current/index.asp?ballotid=78|title=Results received at the Central Count Centre for the Referendum on The Lisbon Treaty|date=13 June 2008|accessdate=13 June 2008|publisher=Referendum Returning Officer, referendum.ie|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080619215420/http://www.referendum.ie/current/index.asp?ballotid=78 |archivedate = 19 June 2008}}

References

External links

  • Who is Declan Ganley? website
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071117013820/http://www.libertas.org/ Libertas Institute homepage prior to its redirect to Libertas.eu]. Accessed via Wayback Machine.
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080121161008/http://www.libertasblog.eu/ Libertas Institute blog]. Accessed via Wayback Machine
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080120013842/http://www.constitutionwatch.eu/ Constitution Watch blog]. Accessed via Wayback Machine
  • David Cochrane editor politics.ie
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